One of the Coalition government’s biggest hitters spent the weekend in Beverley. Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities joined up with local MP Graham Stuart and the head of East Riding of Yorkshire Council Stephen Parnaby to discuss the new Localism Bill with members of the town’s civic society and other members of the public. Graham said: “It’s great to have the Secretary of State here in Beverley and…
Local MP Graham Stuart has met with manufacturers in his constituency. Graham Stuart first visited Bartoline, a leading solvent manufacturer in the UK which suffered a major fire in their Beverley factory in 2003. Bartoline has been nominated by Graham Stuart for the ‘Made in Britain’ campaign, set up to celebrate the best of British manufacturing. Graham went on to visit Hodgson Sealants Limited and was met by Charles Hodgson…
Local MP Graham Stuart gave his support to staff at Tesco and members of the Defence School of Transport as they completed a gruelling 12 hour Cyclothon. Teams from the store and world’s largest residential driver school peddled for 12 hours solid in the Tesco store on Morton Lane as they raised money for 4 service charities, Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, RAF Benevolent Fund, Gurkha Welfare Trust and…
On Friday 9th September between 2:30 and 5:00 pm all three East Riding Ward Councillors for Minster and Woodmansey, Kerri Harold, David Elvidge & Dominic Peacock will be joined by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart on the Swinemoor Estate, they will be outside “Swinemoor Chat” on Samman Road. Councillors David Elvidge, Keri Harold and Dominic Peacock are eager to give residents a chance to talk over issues affecting them…
Proud veterans paid their respects to fallen and former comrades at Beverley Armed Forces Day today. In the heat of a beautiful Sunday morning, they stood side by side in Saturday Market to remember all those who had fallen in wars and conflicts over the years. Thousands of people listened to a perfect rendition of the Last Post, and found their voices when the band played Jerusalem and The Lord’s…
Local Conservative Candidates in the Minster and Woodmansey Ward, David Elvidge, Kerri Harold and Dominic Peacock were out early to rally support for the local election and as always put themselves forward to discuss local issues. They were joined by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart and Connor Ferguson a student from Longcroft School and Performing Arts College. Graham Stuart once again stressed the importance of people making the effort…
Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove declared himself impressed with the standards set by Swinemoor Primary School. He was accompanied on a visit to the school recently by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart. The Secretary of State described the children’s work, progress and effort as “outstanding”. In a letter to parents, deputy head teacher Jane Sharp said Mr Gove’s comments were testament to the efforts of the children…
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, today urged the Government to implement a fuel duty stabiliser in the forthcoming budget. Graham said: “Motorists find themselves paying ever higher prices at the pump. It is especially serious for those of us living in rural areas, where cars are essential, either for getting to work, doing the weekly shop, or even enjoying a weekend out with the family.” And he added: “Small…
Holderness Hunt Supporters Club held their annual hunt meeting at the Beverley Westwood. The event was switched to Monday as this year Boxing Day fell on a Sunday, but hundreds still turned out to see the horses and hounds, including Cllr David Elvidge and the local MP Graham Stuart. Unfortunately due to the frozen ground they were unable to drive the hounds round the Beverley Westwood. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…
Barratt Yorkshire East is celebrating the launch of its brand new show apartment at The Worx by offering buyers the chance to move into a new home for just 80 per cent of the purchase price. The superb development which opened in March boasts a range of properties to suit all needs and has been hailed a great success by local MP Graham Stuart. Buyers seeking a taste of what’s…
‘Why rent when it could be cheaper to buy?’ is the question on Barratt Yorkshire East’s lips with the buying incentives they are offering on homes at its newest development The Worx in Beverley. The innovative development has already been hailed a great success by local MP Graham Stuart and is attracting hoards of first time buyers who are realising that it is cheaper to buy with Barratt Homes than…
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, today welcomed news KCOM will be allowed to sell landline and broadband services bundled together. The communications industry watchdog, Ofcom, said it hoped the decision would allow KCOM to offer ‘better value’ packages to customers. Graham said: “This is great news for many of my constituents who use Kingston Communications for their landline and Karoo for their broadband. “I have written to KCOM…
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today (Friday) said he was glad to hear the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust had been taken out of ‘special measures’ after improving response times. In April this year the Care Quality Commission (CQC) imposed strict conditions on the Trust’s licence after it continued to fail to meet national response time targets. Graham said: “The CQC was rightly concerned with the level of…
New Community Hospital for the East Riding gets the go ahead from Planning Committee A new 21st century community hospital to serve the people of the East Riding has taken a major step forward today. Members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Planning Committee have voted to approve the detail of the design, subject to the conclusion of the consultation period which ends today. Plans to build a new £19…
Beverley schoolgirl Shannon Lockyer admitted she was absolutely shocked after being presented with a thoroughly-deserved award by the Humber Education and Business Partnership. Longcroft School and Performing Arts College student Shannon, 15, from Hargreave Close, is in the first year of her newly-created Creative Media Diploma Course. As a major part of her course, Shannon and her class-mates have used all aspects of the media – from interviewing to editing…
Delays to the construction of the new East Riding Community Hospital ‘will not’ lead to a funding shortfall, says MP for Beverley and Holderness Graham Stuart. Graham made the comment after it was reported in the media that the project faced being left £10 million short due to delays being caused by the discovery of a protected Great Crested Newt on the site. Graham said: “After seeing this in the…
Former Mayor of Beverley David Elvidge was officially welcomed to the Conservative Party this weekend. It was announced last month that councillor Elvidge was switching from the Labour party to the Conservatives. His move was made official at a gathering at the Memorial Gardens on Hengate this morning. He was welcomed to the party by councillors Bryan Pearson and Elaine Aird, along with association chairman Peter Turner and Beverley and…
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today said he was disappointed to hear the much needed southern Beverley relief road scheme had been put on hold as part of a cost cutting exercise by the new government. Graham said: “I will be taking this up as a matter of urgency with the minister responsible. This bypass is vital to the future of Beverley – its economic growth, its tourism…
